Is this possible in WM Phones?

[appan]

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is this possible in WM phones, when you take the phone outa ur ear the screen lights comes on? just curious :)

[duke911]

I don't think there is a WM phone right now that has this ability, however most WM phone are set to turn off display automatically after few seconds when a call begins, and it turns on auto when you finish the call.

I just don't get the point of wasting the battery to power the IR sensor just to turn off the screen when its near your ear! when the OS can do that job in an easy way.
I'm not saying it's not cool thing to have :D, but it's not necessary.

cheers mate

[the_scotsman]

Phones with light sensors can do this, such as the diamond.

[nuke1]

Please ask your questions in the Q&A Section of the forums.

Touch HD/Blackstone has a proximity sensor, like the oh-so 'lovely' (ugh) iPhone.

[khaytsus]

Solving problems that don't exist, one stupid app at a time.

[lennie]

is this possible in WM phones, when you take the phone outa ur ear the screen lights comes on? just curious :)

yes there are wm phones with proximity and light sensors such as the the diamond/light, touch pro or fuze/light, touch HD/I think prox. the lg invite has a proximity sensor, I think the omnia has a prox too.

I think the light sensor is more versatile because u can have your phone adjusts it's backlight according to the amount of light around it.

[egzthunder1]

Solving problems that don't exist, one stupid app at a time.

Well, I wouldn't exactly say that. It has happened to me a couple of times that I accidentally ended a call with my cheek or by shifting the phone from one hand to the other and accidentally touching the screen. I have a Blue Angel, which is not exactly a small piece of equipment so changing hands during a long call is kind of a must (if you don't have a BT headset that is)...
Not a bad concept, however, duke911 has a good point. You can do this by software without having to have the IR, which is a pretty good drain in the battery, on all the time. Maybe a small script to change the lead time between the time the phone call starts and the time it takes for the screen to turn off. I don't know jack about programming but it doesn't seem like a difficult task...

[nir36]

Please move this discussion to the Q&A section